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R.O. P, Dctober 1919 large Railroads and the pipe lio~ !eadir~ to ~est~ven in addition t,~oerculo~s formation has alread~2Tiiled up the old pipes; in order tO half way protect the property, additional hydrants should be located at'Maryland and Boulevard, Maryland and End, 8rd and Douglas, 4th and ~yland, Virginia and 8th, Mt. Vernon and 9th, ~th and Maryland, Do~las between 8th and 9th. Tt~_e t~resent fire ee~u~pme~t' is practically worthless for q~.ick action without the alarm sys- tem · Copy of this resolution to be sent to City Manager, Portsmouth Fire Chief and Coo~ci! 'Commit- tee on _!~e. The following stnmnons were referred to the C~_ty At~or:aey. !st. Su~vmuons for the City of Port~ mouth to apoear at the rules to be 'held'for the Court of HustiD~s on the 5hmrd _~.onday ~n December, 1919, to ans.~ver Robert A. Hutcnmns, tr., of a plea of Trespass on the case in assumps~t~ .damaoes $ ~ ' Portsmouth to appear at the rUles to be held for the 150~9~0. 2nd. S~mmons for. the C~ty of C0'ert of Hustir~s on the third MoDx~-ay in December, 1919, to answer ?;.G. ~meu~ of a plea of Tres- pass on time case ~n ss~aps~t, damages $1500.00. A oormm~cation was read from the Health Officer calling attention to the~fact that the Board of Health ~deems the-appointment of a Meat Inspector of sufficient vital importance and ask- lng that some final action be taken at enme in regard to this matter. On mOtion~ the communication was referred to the City Manager. A communication was ~ead from the-City Clerk & Audito~_~ statir~ that taxes for the Parker Farm for the yea~ 1918 was assessed against previous ovaaer, ~. B~uting; and that the taxes for l0 men,ns of 1918~ $150.87, should either be paid to the Treasure-er of Norfolk Co~3nty by the City or the City Attorney should be instructed to proceed in Co~3~t lo be relieved of the said amen_ut. ~ae said co,ramification was referred to the Fir~nce Depa~tment and 9ity Attorney. A petition was received from J. E. Johnson, by Geo. Bosman, attorney, that b_e be refunded armottn~s paid ih error by h~ on p~operty Situate on Effingham street for the years 1894, 1895, 1898, 1S99 and 1911-18, inclusive, total $109.20, with ~nte~ est thereon, makim~ a total of $143.23, On motion, the petition was referred to the Finance Department. A communzeatmon was read from Local Union No.V32, =±ecvr~ca~ Workers, protesting against the increase in street car fare in the ~ity, against the charging of 2~ extra for a transfer, and asking that a 2½~ f~e be given school children d~aring school ho,~s; but no actiones taken On the matter, as the communication was received after the ~tter had been acted on bythe Co~cilo Mr. Wright offered the fo!lowi~ resolution: ~WP~REAS, The City Council of the City of Ports- mouth, Virginia, has heard that the national organization of ~ar'Camp Community Service with its local branches will pass out of e~istence on or about November l, !919, and '1 _ ~ i~ "WH_.ERE~S, The City Councm_ recognizes the fact that Wzr Camo ~omm~u ~y Set?ice in Portsmouth has rende_eG distinct and lo~l service to the men in uniform, and has awakened a decided spz_ mt Of Comnmuuity Service among the citizens at large, ao~ "WP~UTEAS, ~?e are an~xious that a similar service, so enl~_~ged as to meet the needs of the communmo~ ~enerally, should be mn~UoUrated in the City of Portsmouth; "THEREEO~ BE IT RESOLVW_JD, That the City Co~ci! of Portsmouth respectfully requests War Camp Community Service of NeW York City to inaugu_~ate Co~unity Service in the City of Ports- mouth, and in support of this request our City pledges its hearty co-operation for the move~ent in question." ~hereupon, t~he privilege of the floor was granted to Mr. H. D. ~al~r, who ?~rged the Coun- cil to adopt the resolution. The resolution was ordered to lie on the table ~util the next me~tmng of the body. 0~ motion of M~. ~right, the privilege of the floor was granted to representatives of'the Journeymen Pl~oers and Master PI~mbers, and MessrS. N. Pearson, R. B. Eslesck, J. H. Hall, the City ~na~er and W. L. D~vis s~oke as to the need of the City ~ ' _ emp_oy~ng a Plumbing Inspector. FiD~l~y~_ the advisability Of the C~ty_ emDloyi_ ~ ng~ a Pl~.w~Oing~Inspector was referred to tbs Departments of Polo!lc Se~vmce anm Fmn~uce. On motion'of ~. On!pepper, the paving of sidewalks on Sixth Ave., from Co~o~ty to G!asgow~ and on Glasgow, f..r. om Fourth Ave. to the Glasgow St. School, was referred to the Public Service Department and Czty .Manager. On motion, adjourned.